FireClean Files Suit Against Firearms Bloggers

By Jenn Jacques

Remember last September when everyone on social media was talking about (and laughing at) the idea that FireClean lubricant is Crisco after Andrew Tuohy put up a blog on Vuurwapen titled “Infrared Spectroscopy of Fireclean and Crisco Oils”?

When that blog went viral, Tuohy rode the wave into another round of articles. It even sparked Everett Baker to jump on board, publishing an article backing Tuohy’s research.

When faced with criticism, Tuohy doubled down, claiming FireClean’s demonstration video by tactical trainer Larry Vickers was rigged, which incidentally was originally titled “Where There’s Smoke, There’s Liar”.

Well these assertions have opened up a different venue for Tuohy and Baker to defend their research: a courtroom.

FireClean has filed the first in a series of federal lawsuits against Andrew Tuohy and Everett Baker. According to the suit, filed with the Federal Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, FireClean claims losses of $25,000 per month in sales since the blogger’s articles were published.

They allege multiple counts of defamation against Tuohy and one count of defamation against Baker and charges both with violating the Virginia Business Conspiracy Act and Common Law Conspiracy. FireClean is …Read the Rest

Source:: Bearing Arms